The Portland daily press., 1887-05-20
EDITOR o'sRIEN.
He Has a Grand Reception at OF
taWa.
Attempts to Disturb His Meeting are
Unsuccessful.
He Denounces the Disgraceful Scene
at Toronto with Severe Language.


TORONTO, Ont, May 19.-When Mr..
O'Brien and Kilbride arrived at the railroad
station this morning on their way to Ottawa.
they found a crowd of about 100 persons
waiting. Mr.. 0'Brien stepped upon the
platform Of the parlor car and delivered a
brief address. When he commenced to
speak he was greeted with groans and cheers.
He said:
Citizens Of Toronto and brethren In the cause Of
free speech and Of ireland:
L cannot depart without expressing my thanks
to you for the right noble reception which you
have accorded me. As for the occurrence Of last
night have not the slightest doubt that .it was a
deliberate attempt to murder, melted by those
whose position in your city ought to have taught
them better. shall not again refer TO 1t except to
say that came to Toronto not to defy them, not
to dare them. but at the same time not to fear
them. 1t was eOwardy attempt to murder me
and am willing TO leave the verdict as between
them and me to the fair judgment of the fair
minded citizens OF Toronto. Despite this ex-
perienee carr away with me the most pleasant
Our cause is Just and the lives Of hundreds o poor
Irishmen depend upon the result OF our mission
among you. God bless YOU"
He ttreff Disappeared within the car fol-
lowed by cheers and groans.
The morning papers generally condemn
last nights outrage upon Mr.. OBrlen. The
Globe under the heading of Burning Out
rage says: There would be some slight
excuse in the ordinary state Of affairs for
lenient treatment of men resenting jeers at
the name of the Queen, but there is no
ground for mercy to ruffians who undertake
to knock down citizens for cheering any
mans name, no matter who he be. The ruff
fans Of yesterday doubtless effected what all
the influence and courage Of O'Brien vainly
attempted. They have thrown over to him
the volume OF public sympathy which he
could not have otherwise obtained. He
stands now Identified with the cause of free
speech in Canada, of freedom to walk the
streets, of freedom to indicate opinions; and
those common rights must be indicated at
any cost.
The Mail is equally outspoken in condem-
nation Of the rioters.
Referring to criticisms on his failure to
keep his promise TO guarantee OBrien fair
hearing. Mayor Howland says If it hadn't
been for the great police force he sent to
Queens Park the O'Brien party would have
been swept from the field. He regards the
affair as huge joke, and says 0'Brien ought
to be thankful he got off so easily.
OTTAWA, Ont. May 19.-Ottawa people
took time by the foreloek. A train carrying
deputation composed of the most prOmi-
nent members of the citizens committee and
of the National League went TO Moberty,
175 miles, and welcomed OBrien and his
party. When the train slowed up at the
O'Clock, an immense crowd assembled. The
thTOng set up a tremendous cheering as
O'Brien stepped to the platform and the en-
thuslasm was manifested again and again.
On leaving the station the party was driven
to the Russell House.
AS an instance, said Committeeman Egle-
son, "Of how far reaching the Dublin castle
influence Is to members, our committee
waited upon United States Consul H0tch-
kiss and asked the loan Of the American Ma
oil fal. 30 hoIv. 81
the hall. The consul refused to loan it,"
One man at the depot attempted to cheer
for Lansd0wne. There was no response.
On the contrary he came near being tram
pied to death by the infuriated crowd.
There was regular procession as the party
moved up through the city in a long line OF
sixty carriages, in which were seated prom
inent French Canadians and Protestant cit
liens, as well as nearly all the representative
lrishmen in the city. When Mr.. 0'Brien en-
tered the rotunda Of the hotel an attempt
was made by some persons in the surging
throng to cheer the Queen, but a storm Of
cheers Tor OBrlen and groans for Lord
Lansdowne rose above everything else.
AT the Royal roller rink, where Mr..
O'Brien was to speak, 5000 persons were
packed. Large pictures of Gladstone and
Parnell were placed in front of the PLATFORM
with Irish, American and Canadian flags,
and motto in large. green letters: God
was massed solid body of young students
from Ottawa College, 300 in number, mostly
Americans, who shouted in chorus
"O-b-r-i-e-n" amid thunders of applause
from all parts Of the house. Chief
Egleson, as he entered the hall, that two sus-
picious looking men were seen emerging
from the vaults beneath the building, but on
search no dynamite bombs were found. The
crowds around the hall sang "God Save the
Queen" but got tired early in the evening
On the platform were several Catholic priests
and other prominent men. When Mr.OBrien
stepped upon the platform the throng rose
and cheered enthusiastically. Prof. III. j..
Frowley, of Ottawa College, read an address
Of welcome. Two kilograms, one from
Archbishop 0'Brien of Halifax, N. s., the
other from the Chicago Knights of Labor,
both expressing sympathy for Editor o. 'Brien
were read, and the audience ..r,, went wild
for Archbishop O'Brenl" "Three cheers for
the Stars and StripesH' Similar expressions
followed, again and again, and a scene of ex-
citement and enthusiasm occurred, impossi-
BILE to describe, J. l.. Dawlin, president Of
the st. Patrick's Association, then introduc-
ed 0'Brien. He delivered lengthy address,
| saying he believed that the cheeks Of every
| freed0m-l0ving man in Canada burned with
| shame as he read of what occurred at To-
| r0nto last night, in Lord Lansdowne's cause.
He said: Let there be no mistake as to
| the state OF the controversy between Lord
| Lansdowne and ourselves. We have made
| specific and terrible charges and given the
| day and date. They are charges which If
| untrue would wither US with disgrace They
are charges Of barbarity and injustice. 50
| hideous that If they are true, (and up to
| this Lord Lansd0wne has not dared to chal-
| lenge single one of them) If they are true
they will be an eternal brand Of shame on
| the Canadian name IL you submit without
protest to be governed by such man
| (Cheers) To these charges all the world to
day Is demanding, and insisting upon an
answer. They believe and every generous
| instict OF Canadian freedom and fair play
| will revolt at the idea of answering such an
Indictment by riot and murder, by attempts
| to strangle our voices. and to stone us "a
death in the streets of Toronto. (Groans:I
| O'Brien then showed Lansdowne's responsi-
| bility for the riot, saying IL he had headed
the mob himself he could not more e1eet-
| ually have enlisted the Orange force.
| under his banner, than he did by writing his
| letters of thanks to Mayor Rowland, and
commendation Of the speeches made in
| Queens Park, which the 0rangemen Of To-
| cheers, and groans for Lansdowne), Said he,
Il do not envy Lord Lansdowne his feelings
/ when he learned last night that the men who
had been dragging his carriage through the
streets Of Toronto in triumph, had attacked,
thousands Of them, (groans) four unarmed
men (cries of shame, one of them citi.
zen of the United States, and a representa-
| tive Of the great and powerful press of New
| York Ia voice, Three cheers for the New
| York press" Tremendous cheers, again
and again renewed. They set upon us as W,
were strolling peacefully through the
streets alone, and made a mos
determined and dastardly attemp
to kill us with paving stones and bludgeons
| (Groans and cries of down with them)
can't believe that in the full sight of the
world the Canadian people will submit Il
! such an outrage ON their liberty and upor
their fair fame without some protest which
will proclaim to all the earth that il Lans
| downe is to remain in Canada, and to defenC
himself 1t must not be by the aid Of advo-
Gates who would trample and stone men tC
death for attempting to remedy hideous anc
intolerable wrongs. (rhunders of applause.
The vastaudiepce arose and sang "Got
Save Ireland"
Dennis Kilbride, the evicted tenant, also
spoke, and created profound impression b!
the narrowing pictures which he drew o
scenes at the evictions ON Lord Lansdowne
estate. "Lansdowne," said he, gave reduc
tons on Kerry estates and did not give re
ductions on Queens county estate. Why
Because there was moonlightlng in KERRY
loud cheers.) And because there was N,
moonlighting in Queens county. Cheers.
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